After I filed and degreased my new copper etching plates, I cleaned and prepared a section of the inking up area of Swansea Print Workshop to apply Andrew Baldwin‘s B.I.G. hard ground to the surface of my plates.
It’s built up in thin layers until there’s a fine, even amount of ground on the plate. Then it goes into the oven to be baked so it can be used to develop images onto the plate that will eventually be etched. So I baked it ……..
